Fever has benefits beyond its role in fighting infection. According to a prospective study published in 2007 and to many anecdotal reports, fever can improve cognitive function and behavior in individuals with autism.
On 5 February 2010, the Simons Foundation gathered a panel of experts to discuss what initially appears to be a surprising and unrelated pair of subjects: autism and fever. Anecdotal reports have found that fever can improve cognitive function and behavior in individuals with autism.
Evan Eichler compares whole-genome and whole exome sequencing data of ASD indivduals and finds an enrichment of variants in putative noncoding regulatory elements in ASD.
Richard Huganir is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Professor and Director of the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Kamran Khodakhah is the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Professor, as well as a professor within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology. He is also the chair of the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience and is the Florence and Irving Rubinstein Chair in Neuroscience.
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